Eli Vaneslow was born into a rather luxurious life, his father having owned many successful businesses around the world which allowed his family to draw in large sums of money and live very comfortably. By no means was he "born with a silver spoon in his mouth" as they say, but he lived a very enjoyable young life. As life went on his father had begun to train him for the role he'd soon take on, this is to say the manager of the many businesses and companies his father had come to own. The worst stroke of bad luck had plagued Eli when he and his father took a flight to Chernarus, a country at war for a business deal with a few new companies and investors that could only further their wealth and brighten their lives further. The first few days were not so bad, but after a while they had heard reports of and even witnessed an outbreak of strange, rabid-like people. Needless to say, Eli had fled once most of those in the city, including his father had turned and eventually found safety in a large community of other survivors in a large factory area somewhere to the northwest of South Zagoria. The people were generous and kind to him, but asked one thing of him which was to take out supplies and bullets to other people who may be surviving out in the country.

*A light russian-sounding voice comes over the radio in a serious tone*
"I think the second prick is on about dove soap bars.....he is idiot, making joke about dropping soap. I find it to be major insult to soldiers of this country, they are not U.S. Navy submariners."
*The voice fades as the PTT is released*

"Do you really want to know how I got here and why I stayed here all this time? Well, it's fairly simple....the cops here are pretty sucky at their jobs....the guns, booze, and drugs flow like water.....and I can just sit around wherever the hell I want, doing whatever the hell I want...it's a slacker's paradise! But....in all honesty.....I got to this place because my family moved here a long time ago....around the same time I was born....guess they lost interest in living in America. Lived most of my life here...I'm at least lucky to have picked up english first instead of the local language and accent...think the American accent fits my ugly ass better than a rusky accent does. Uh...anyways....yeah...lived most of my life in this place....got arrested a few times....the cops here are pretty rough bastards....this whole stupid apocalypse thing did kinda save me from some of the cops though...the riots and gunfire pretty much destroyed the car they shoved me in with them in it...and the rioters surprisingly helped me out...guess they hated the cops as much as I did. Now if you'll excuse me....I don't really have the time or care to tell you anything else.....I have sleep to catch up on."

I'm already liking the idea. I do wonder though, as I am not sure if this was discussed yet on this thread, and I'm sure it's kind of a given.....but is the hostile mode disabling of 6.1 and 6.2 only shared between hostile characters? Or can any character treat them as such at any time? Also a small further question....does that mean hostile characters can be outwardly hostile, or is it only disabled in the case of hostilities TOWARD them?

*Sara gets on her radio, sounding slightly tired and as if she's in a lot of pain*
"Moretti boys....where has the town gone? I just swung by....all the tents are pretty much gone.....nobody was there....I was going to come by to give out some things from a recent trip to Tisy military base..."
*She releases her PTT for a moment to groan in pain*
"One of the other scavvers that was there must have seen a bit of profit.....took pot shots at me with a 9mm....hit me in the side...was hoping to maybe get some medical help as well as give this stuff out..."
*She completely releases the PTT*

Alright. Well. Last thing I'm gonna post here. Nitpick the hell out of it if you wish. I just think that maybe there should be some times when there isn't an army storming peoples' places. I thought the idea of just having some of your boys hang back on occasion was nice, but I know that you'd have just said "Why would we do that?" so I put it in a sense that would be more feasible. Clearly that was not the case. Sorry to even bother to begin with.

I also never said every firefight. I'm not trying to enforce anything or be a jerk about it. I just think every now and again maybe some of the big bads should be recovering after fights....doesn't have to be every small scrap they get into....I'm not the best at explaining things, sorry if it came off that way...

Most people do, you'd be shocked. Unless it's a completely bullshit shooting (I.E. KOS, RDM, etc), I've witnessed dozens of people who actually RP out being injured and trying to recover a while. Everyone can't be forced to do it I know, but it's just a suggestion to ease up a tiny bit on the people that you all initiate on, as it gives them a sense of success since you guys are the "big bad guys" and all...you know?
Also, a small note. I didn't mean during a firefight rping out the whole thing. I meant after. Like...for example: Say I was in a firefight, I got shot multiple times until I saw the "You are dead" screen in game. Instead of coming back the next day fully recovered and fine, I would take a few days, or even just a day or two away from initiations and combat to 'recover', and then by that point reasonably get 'back on my feet' and continue with my life. Easy. I just think of it as a way to make it a little more enjoyable for people they initiate on, as it would mean more fair numbers to go up against should they fight back. Instead of having the entire legion move in, some would be recovering and thus make it a little easier to fight them.

I thought this community cared about realism. And I only used that round as an example, because if it were a 7.62x54, you'd be dead in one shot, whether from the impact, or the resulting internal bleeding/trauma. Even so, I just think that if they're shot in a firefight to the point of being "dead" (In game you are dead screen) then they should sit out on initiations for a while, because in real life if you get shot, you aren't gonna be running into combat again unless you're hopped up on a lethal dose of morphine and adrenaline.